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Forest Service Begins Plan To “Obliterate” User-Created Trails in Winter Park, Colorado

A U.S. Forest Service plan will eradicate all user-created "illegal" trails in Winter Park, Colorado as part of their new Smart Sizing project.

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MTB Collision With Grizzly Bear Led to Fatal Mauling, According to Investigation

Warning: This article contains graphic details. Back in June, the Flathead Beacon and Singletracks reported that Brad Treat was killed by a Grizzly Bear while mountain biking in Montana. Treat was a US Forest Service law enforcement officer, and a Forest Service review board recently concluded its investigation into the accident. According to the findings, Treat was …

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Forest Service Says “No Evidence Bike Use Would Degrade Trails”

A proposal has been put forth that mountain bikes be allowed on a historic trail in the Alleghany National Forest: Tracy Ridge, in Pennsylvania. The USFS conducted an environmental assessment about the fitness of this trail for mountain bike access and they found that “there is no evidence that bike use of the area would degrade the …

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US Forest Service Proposes a “Cultural Shift” To Promote Recreation and Common Sense

The US Forest Service has proposed a “cultural shift” with the intent of promoting recreation and a common-sense approach to their management policies, the Denver Post reports. Their goal is to encourage Americans to use their public lands in a safe and responsible way, but to do that, a major change will need to take place in …

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Mountain Bike Trails Harming the Environment? Cut Down Live Trees to Keep Bikers Out

Photo: Matt Gephardt, KTVX. Courtesy abc4.com. Don’t get us wrong, we love the US Forest Service. The Forest Service is one of the biggest federal supporters of mountain biking and most of our favorite mountain bike trails around the US are located on Forest Service land. But methods used in a recent trail closure near …

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